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Okay, that’s brilliant!

Oooh! Very interesting! Thank you for sharing your explorations.

This is great!! Thank you for doing this research and sharing your findings! 💚

How do you figure dimensions for the strip being attached to the crown portion before sewing?

Would the type of buckram used to stiffen the inside of baseball caps work since that is still commercially available.

Looks a really interesting material!

Thanks for making this video series. Love how you are exploring alternatives and seeing what you come up with. It really makes you think about not always using the same materials. The bonnet is absolutely gorgeous, I love the trim.

Wow. OK. That was an excellent video. I never saw myself subscribing to a channel about costume design, but... here I am.

Hi there, was wondering where u can purchase those crown blocks? Ty

Hi I have one of these machines (Singer 29k ) could you tell me what the adjuster on the end of the rocker arm does ? Thank you Regards Norman Styoes

Thank you so much for this video. As a long-time sewer and costume maker, I can not emphasize the taking of breaks is vitally important. I worked at a costume shop here in NYC, where I sat at a machine for 7.5 hrs! I got 30 min for lunch! I got yelled at for stopping and going to the restroom! By the end of the day, my hands were numb from the vibration of the machine! It was awful. Now I work at home, and I do 30 min. Breaks in between sewing projects. Luckily, I don't have any issues with my wrist or hands. But I do have back problems, and I can not sit for long periods of time. 😊

I appreciate this miniseries, as it helps with understanding fibers that might not normally be used

It's sad that buckram has gotten more expensive and difficult to find. I'm glad you are having some sucess finding viable alternatives to use. I have that pattern too! Haven't made anything with it yet though. My project list is so long right now, lol.

Halo sister how are you..

I am following along to see what materials you find as substitutes. I hope tailoring supplies don't disappear as French canvas is superior to fusible interfacings for blazers although it is used in men's suit jackets. Beautiful hat.

The hat is stunning! I wish I had thought to add a bit of bracing to the sides of the hat I made. It was made to my measurements but never fit just right. Looking back, I think it was because of the weight on top. Thank you, I'm off now to take apart a hat and add some bracing.

What’s with the mask heading pic? Does the machine has Covid?

I’m excited to do this! I get these fans at the Dollar Tree. I was looking at my fan one day & came up with the idea to redo it myself with prettier fabric…I guess I’m not the first to think of it 🤷‍♀️ Btw, how would you iron the creases when starting with/new fabric?

Hi Rachael, Love from Boston. XO, Daisy

This is really sad because plastic is so terrible for the environment.

I am fascinated with this type of art and skill. Thanks for this interview!

It looks like needle point backing.

I like lenomesh. It’s a nylon material, that comes in many densities/weights, one of which is very similar to medium weight buckram. Seattle Fabrics, pre Covid, l think it was $15/yd, 63” wide. Very strong, waterproof, l haven’t tried blocking it, but it doesn’t ravel, so you can lap your seams, and get remarkably subtle shaping! They only have it in black. It takes paint. It’s also used for sacking in lighter, more open weaves, and those “gimme caps”, with the mesh backs. I started talking to a fabric merchant l know, who had started having specific materials made in India, trying to get her intereted in making buckram….I’m not sure how convinced she was…

I am not a milliner or costumer, but I enjoy an extensive collection of vintage hats, as well as practicing many decorative stitching techniques. My mind immediately jumped to the rang of non-metal window screen materials, easily available, and how they might be managed and manipulated for millinery construction.

Thank goodness! I’m an intermittent hat maker, but use buckram for other things building costumes. As a hobbyist I’ve been lost with no idea what to do. Thank you!

I wonder if an open-weave fabric (a mesh or coarse canvas or netting, maybe the mesh used for counted cross-stitch?) could be painted with glue. PVA would be ideal as it makes a coating of plastic that would help the mesh hold its shape when dried? I havent worked much with milliners buckram but i loved loved using it. (A piece of plastic over the head-form then the mesh, shape it then add the glue and dry it.) Not the same as using the proper stuff though! If the mesh or fabric was glued as a flat sheet and dried, it would later be able to be cut and shaped with heat, a hot-air gun?

I haven't shopped there in ages & have no idea if they have competitive prices but I used to get buckram and sinamay at California Millinery Supply in the LA fashion district area. I'd be curious to know if they have had to change, too, or if they manufacturer theirs but maybe on a smaller scale or...? I look forward to your explorations of alternatives & remain very glad of your sharing your expertise here on yt. Thank you.

A while back, I saw a show called the Chef's table. One episode was devoted to a guy who made gelato. He mentioned that many of the almond farmers in Italy were selling off their farms or choosing another crop. The reason was they were being squeezed out by middlemen selling the almonds to restaurants and other food businesses. The was able to work with the famers and restaurateurs to cut out the middle men. Hard work I'm sure, but inspiring.

I know next to nothing about millinery but I love to learn about every aspect of textile crafts ! Thanks !

I have just found you!!!! I have been looking for someone like you for years. I have been teaching myself from books all this time. I hope you keep this channel going for years to come.❤

I don’t believe that they don’t know how to repair the machines, it’s probably just too expensive for them. And that’s a shame. It’s the same with some tailoring supplies, to my luck we still have suppliers for that here in Europe but it’s getting harder to find them. Hopefully that company you mentioned figures something out! Plastic might have its advantages but shouldn’t be a solution if there can be another option.

I would also think that paper twist (like rush seating material) might also make a stiff (ish) cane replacement

Please let me know if and when you find a North American supplier of buckram.

Alas, another product traded for plastic. How truly disappointing.

Rachel this was so fascinating seeing how you worked through the process and the problem solving involved. The turban turned out beautifully.

at George Brown college in Canada, they're slowly starting to shift to Fosshape, because buckram is really hard to get. I'm not even sure if the next batch of students will have opportunity to use buckram as a lot of places aren't ordering it because of the cost. As cool as thermoplastics are, its...well...plastic, which has its pros for longevity and water resistance, but has its negatives on environmental impact being plastic. Personally, I don't mind Fosshape cause wrinkles can be ironed back out, and it's easier to form back if there's a collapse in the crown or tip, but it makes me wonder how well it'll hold up long term through wear and tear over years. Will it yellow? Will it stain other fabrics from the oils in the plastics breaking down? Will it go super brittle and just turn to powder inside the hat, like other foams used in costuming or puppetry? (like the original Muppets that have their foamy shell that just disintegrated) I guess we'll find out

Another industry felled by the modern age phenomenon of 'we don't know how to repair the [Victorian] machines'??? That's heartbreaking. I suspect burckram also gets used for needlepoint, so there's another part of the industry that's going to be scrambling for substitutions. Thank you for brining this to light. I'm looking forward to your series about the other options available. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

Hi! Is the blue light you have an after market product? I just bought a gravity fed iron but am mindful about forgetting to turn it off. I searched Google but had little luck finding it!

Thank you so much!

Can you dye wool in a cold bath?

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VERY NICE! Sich clean lines. Beautiful color too

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Interesting choice of music... :D

those actually look kinda good ngl.

Best mascot head (in halo)

I don't know much about quilting, and I haven't seen this pattern before. It's beautiful, and the colours are so cool! Does anyone know why it's called that, as Dresden is a city in germany?

This is such a lovely addition, and I love that you didn't try to match the fabric but rather take the spirit of feed sack quilts and use repurposed fabric. It inspires me to try and finish my great grandma's quilt we have stored safely away

I love your quilt. Beautiful work.